Haredi masculinities between the yeshiva, the army, work and politics : : the sage, the warrior and the entrepreneur / / by Yohai Hakak ; translated from Hebrew by Myriam Ron.

• Superior document: Jewish Identities in a Changing World, Volume 27
• VerfasserIn: Hakak, Yohai,
• TeilnehmendeR: Ron, Myriam,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish identities in a changing world ; Volume 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Haredi Masculinities between the Yeshiva, the Army, Work and Politics: The Sage, the Warrior and the Entrepreneur , Hakak takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of young Haredi men who dare to leave Jewish Haredi religious seminaries (Yeshivas and Kollels) and explore new territories. Through extensive participant observations in a Haredi army basic training course, an occupational training program in Hi-Tech professions and the Haredi Headquarter of the Likud Party, Hakak explores the interactions between young Haredi men and the cultural and masculine models they meet in these new sites. Hakak’s observations expose the varying ways in which Haredi masculinities are being re-shaped through such interactions, and how this is impacting the Haredi minority and Israeli society more broadly.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Masculinity, Youth and the Haredi Minority in Israel -- 2 From the Army of God to the Israeli Armed Forces -- 3 Between the Holy and the Practical: Young Haredi Men Acquire a Profession -- 4 Journey into the Meanders of Israeli Politics: Haredi Men in the Likud Party -- 5 Filmed on a Weekday -- 6 From the World of Torah to the Heart of Israeli Society: Concluding Discussion -- Bibliography -- Index.